Getting two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Mets defeated the Pirates, 11-9, completing the sweep of the three-game series and handing the Bucs their fourth straight loss after 11 consecutive wins. The Pirates were guilty of five errors which allowed the Mets to score five unearned runs. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Pirates 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 - 9 18 5 Mets 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 x - 11 10 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 6 2 4 1 0 0 .279 Flores cf,rf 2 2 0 0 2 0 .125 Moreno cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .230 Maddox 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .267 Parker rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .316 S. Henderson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .275 B. Robinson lf,3b 6 0 2 1 0 0 .244 Montanez 1b 3 3 1 0 2 0 .258 Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .268 Stearns c 5 0 1 2 0 1 .262 Sanguillen 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Norman rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Stargell 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Mazzilli ph,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Berra 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .196 Youngblood 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Milner ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .275 Foli ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 Mendoza 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Ferrer 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Stennett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Flynn ss,2b,ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Blyleven pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .088 Lois lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer c 4 1 2 0 1 0 .224 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 Randle ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Macha ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Brye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ott ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Boyland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 9 18 9 3 4 Totals 37 11 10 8 4 3 Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 9,256 Left on Base: Pirates 13, Mets 7 DP: Pirates 0, Mets 0 Errors: Garner 2, Stargell, Berra, Mendoza, Flores Doubles: Maddox (17), S. Henderson (28), Montanez (28), Flynn (12) Home Runs: Milner (5), Norman (2) Stolen Bases: Flores (1) Sacrifice Hits: Flores (1) Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (2) Hit by Pitch: Moreno (3,by Koosman), Parker (2,by Koosman) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss 3 5 6 5 1 1 1 16 5.40 Whitson 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 2.66 Jones 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Tekulve L(6-7) 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 14 1.85 Totals 8 10 11 6 4 3 1 42 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 6.1 10 7 7 2 4 0 33 3.77 Murray 0.2 5 2 2 0 0 1 7 3.98 Bernard W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.76 Cornejo SV(3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.21 Totals 9 18 9 9 3 4 1 49 Hit by Pitch: Koosman 2 (7) Wild Pitches: Koosman (4) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Taveras to second]; Moreno was hit by a pitch; Parker was hit by a pitch [Taveras to third, Moreno to second]; B. Robinson singled to right [Taveras scored, Moreno to third, Parker to second]; Garner struck out; Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moreno scored]; Berra forced B. Robinson (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Flores walked; Maddox doubled to center [Flores scored]; S. Henderson doubled to right [Maddox scored]; Montanez reached on an error by Garner [S. Henderson scored (no RBI), Montanez scored (error by Garner) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stearns flied to left in foul territory; Norman singled to left; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Norman to second]; Flynn flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4. PIRATES 2ND: Dyer walked; Reuss struck out; Taveras forced Dyer (shortstop unassisted); Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4. METS 2ND: Koosman popped to first; Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4. PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Garner walked; Sanguillen forced Garner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 4. METS 3RD: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez doubled to left; Stearns was called out on strikes; Norman homered [Montanez scored]; Youngblood flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Mets 6. PIRATES 4TH: Berra singled to first; Dyer singled to right [Berra to third]; MACHA BATTED FOR REUSS; Macha struck out; Taveras singled to right [Berra scored, Dyer to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Dyer to third, Taveras to second]; Parker singled to right [Dyer scored, Taveras scored]; B. Robinson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6. METS 4TH: WHITSON REPLACED MACHA (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Koosman struck out; Flores walked; Flores stole second; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6. PIRATES 5TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Sanguillen flied out to center; Berra singled to right; Dyer singled to right [Berra to third]; BRYE BATTED FOR WHITSON; Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6. METS 5TH: JONES REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 6. METS 6TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn doubled to right; Koosman reached on an error by Berra [Flynn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Koosman to first]; Flores flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Mets 7. PIRATES 7TH: FOLI REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B. Robinson flied out to center; Garner singled to shortstop; Sanguillen singled to center [Garner to second]; MURRAY REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); MILNER BATTED FOR BERRA; Milner homered [Garner scored, Sanguillen scored]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); OTT BATTED FOR JONES; Ott singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR OTT; Taveras singled to center [Alexander to third (error by Flores)]; Moreno flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 7. METS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); STARGELL REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING 1B); TEKULVE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Maddox reached on an error by Mendoza [Maddox to first]; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Montanez walked; Stearns singled to center [Maddox scored (unearned), Montanez to second]; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR NORMAN; Mazzilli singled to second [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Foli grounded out (third to first) [Montanez scored (unearned), Stearns to third, Mazzilli to second]; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Mets 9. PIRATES 8TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FERRER REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); FLORES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Parker singled to center; B. Robinson singled to left [Parker to second]; BERNARD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Garner popped to first in foul territory; Stargell singled to left [Parker scored, B. Robinson to third, Stargell out at second (left to second)]; STENNETT BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Stennett was walked intentionally; BLYLEVEN RAN FOR STENNETT; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Mets 9. METS 8TH: LOIS REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PLAYING LF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RANDLE BATTED FOR BERNARD; Randle singled to center; Flores reached on an error by Stargell on a sacrifice bunt [Randle to third, Flores to first]; Maddox singled to left [Randle scored, Flores to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Flores to third, Maddox to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns forced Montanez (shortstop to second) [Flores scored (unearned), Maddox to third]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Mets 11. PIRATES 9TH: CORNEJO REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); BOYLAND BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Boyland flied out to left; Taveras singled to center; Moreno forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Parker singled to center [Moreno to second]; B. Robinson forced Moreno (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 9, Mets 11.

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